The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $155,355 were purchased by John C Kennedy on Dec 10 ’25. At $44.15 per share, John C Kennedy acquired 3,519 shares.
Also, Jayson Bronchetti purchased 37,568 shares, netting a total of over 1,597,783 in proceeds.
Before that, Ryan Owen had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $84,340, the Director bought Lincoln National Corp shares for $42.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $0.54 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on September 19, 2025, Lincoln National Corp [LNC] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $58. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of October 09, 2024, TD Cowen has initiated its “Hold” rating for LNC. Earlier on September 05, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for LNC stock.
Analyzing LNC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] rose 4.38% to $45.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $43.0526, but it reached a high of $45.02 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.40%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 31.22%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.05 on 12/10/25 and a 52-week low of $27.58 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lincoln National Corp (LNC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 43.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 45.70. The next price resistance is at 46.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.17 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lincoln National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln National Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.38 million shares to 5.23 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 5.61 million shares. A decline of -7.25% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.21 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.21.
Which companies own the most shares of Lincoln National Corp (LNC)?
In terms of Lincoln National Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.46% from the previous closing price of $43.13. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 44 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Lincoln National Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On May 22, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $34.
